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This week band #1 were back in the rehearsal room for the first time in about 8 months. The drummer had barely touched his kit for 8 months, so expectations were low, but in the end he wasn’t too bad.
What I’ve noticed across my two bands is that people have squandered lockdown. Yes it’s been shit. The bass player in one band got made redundant, guitarist in another is self-employed and saw his business drop to nothing, we’ve cancelled holidays, couldn’t go to the pub etc – but we’ve had loads of time on our hands in which to practice.
For decades I’ve played in bands and a common theme has been people using a lack of time as an excuse for not achieving a high standard. As I’ve always thought it’s not about time, it’s about motivation. There is this notion that, to become an expert in some field or other, you simply need to practice for 10,000 hours. This misses the point that, to complete 10,000 hours of practice, you need to be highly motivated.
The venue were also looking to get someone for this weekend because of a drop out. Neither of our girl singers could do their solo acts as they were booked out, so I put forward my country band. Venue have never had country but are giving g it a go (tickets selling fast I'm told). So last night I met the band and rehearsed for the first time in 16 months. All systems go. I hope everyone else gets a good start back into the gigging scene.